AIMS: East Asia vs Portugal: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
AIMS: East Asia
16.8%
in 2024
Portugal
24.9%
in 2023
AIMS: East Asia rank
38th
Portugal rank
37th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- AIMS: East Asia
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 24.9% against 16.8% in AIMS: East Asia, a difference of 8.1%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.5 times AIMS: East Asia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Portugal ahead.
AIMS: East Asia ranks 38th and Portugal ranks 37th of 221 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, AIMS: East Asia averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | AIMS: East Asia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.6% | 38.0% | 32.5% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 8.6% | 5.6% | 3.0% | AIMS: East Asia |
| 1990s | 13.1% | 11.2% | 1.9% | AIMS: East Asia |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 19.2% | 6.2% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 29.1% | 11.4% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 25.3% | 8.0% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational, AIMS: East Asia or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 24.9% against 16.8% in AIMS: East Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between AIMS: East Asia and Portugal?
- 8.1%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for AIMS: East Asia and Portugal?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
- How do AIMS: East Asia and Portugal rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- AIMS: East Asia ranks 38th and Portugal ranks 37th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release